The Müller Thurgau variety is a Riesling and Gutedel hybrid created in Geisenheim (Germany) at the end of the 19th century by the Swiss botanist Hermann Müller, who gave it this name because he came from the Thurgau canton. This grape variety prefers the elevated and sunny hillsides of the Valle Isarco featuring a thinly structured soil. The colder climate of these higher altitude areas and especially the fresh night during grape ripening season give Müller Thurgau its typical freshness and that variegated bouquet to which it owes its frame.


GRAPE VARIETY Müller Thurgau
SUPPORT SYSTEM pergola or free-standing espalier (Guyot)
AVERAGE YIELD 110 q/ha

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION 1971
MEAN ANNUAL OUTPUT 180,000 bottles
AGEING CAPACITY 2–3 years
PRODUCTION AREA Bressanone, Chiusa, Velturno, Varna, Renon, Barbiano, Laion, Fié, Castelrotto, Funes, Villandro
ALTITUDE 500–900 m
VINTAGE TIME from mid to end of September, hand–picked

CHARACTERISTICS fresh and tasty white wine with a strong character
COLOUR from greenish–yellow to straw yellow
NOSE intense, characteristic with light scents of muscat
TASTE dry, slightly aromatic, full
SERVING TEMPERATURE 10–12 °C
MATCHINGS light hors d’oeuvres, baked or grilled shellfish, creams, light egg–based dishes; ideal as an aperitif